M&A

• LPL Financial Holdings Inc. in its USD2.7bn acquisition of Commonwealth Financial Network, the largest privately-held independent U.S. wealth management firm.
  
• J.F. Lehman & Company, a leading middle-market private equity firm, in the acquisition of Atomic Transport, LLC, and separately in the acquisition of Creekside by its portfolio company PURIS LLC.
  
• Zendesk, Inc. , a leading global technology company that provides software-as-a-service and customer experience (CX) products, on its acquisition of Klaus, an AI-powered quality management platform.
  
• Zendesk, Inc. , a leading global technology company that provides software-as-a-service and customer experience products, on its acquisition of Ultimate, an industry leading provider of service automation using AI technology.
  
• LPL Financial Holdings on its acquisition of Atria Wealth Solutions.
  
• WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp., a leader in innovative temporary space solutions, on its acquisition of McGrath RentCorp, a leading business-to-business rental company.
  
• JDE Peet’s on a strategic transaction with Caribou Coffee, a global premium coffeehouse with more than 700 coffeehouses worldwide.
  
• RHI Magnesita on its USD430m acquisition of Resco Group, a U.S. business that produces heat-resistant materials.
  
• Bain on its preferred equity investment in MRO Holdings, Inc., an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul company, backed by the Kriete family and Caoba Capital operating facilities in El Salvador, Mexico, Colombia and the United States.
  
• OCI Global, a leading global producer and distributor of hydrogen products, on its sale of 100% of its equity interests in its Clean Ammonia project under construction in Beaumont, Texas, to Woodside Energy Group Ltd. for a total consideration of USD2.35billion.
  
• OCI Global on its USD2.05 billion sale of its global methanol business to Methanex Corporation.
  
• Randstad, the world’s leading talent company, in its acquisition of Torc, a next-generation AI-powered talent marketplace platform.
  
• Exponent Private Equity LLP on its acquisition of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.’s Flavor Specialty Ingredients division, a global leader in the base aromas market headquartered in the UK.
  
• Guggenheim Investments and Wire 3 Holdings, Inc. (Wire 3), a Florida-based fiber-to-the-home provider, on the sale of Wire 3’s preferred equity to Oak Hill Capital Management, LLC.
  
• Exscientia on its combination with U.S. based technology-enabled biotech company Recursion.

Finance

• The banks and other financing sources on the refinancing of The Restaurant Group (TRG)’s existing debt.
  
• ECP ForeStar and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ Green Credit Fund (CIP GCF) in an extension of debt financing through the purchase of green bonds for an advanced biocarbon production facility in Williams, California. 

Capital Markets

• The underwriters in connection with the Republic of the Philippines' USD2.5 billion bond offering.
  
• The initial purchasers and arrangers on CABB group’s EUR670 million senior secured floating rate notes and 8.75% senior secured fixed rate notes due 2028.
  
• IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (IHO Verwaltung) in connection with the issuance of euro- and U.S. dollar-denominated Sustainability-Linked Senior Secured PIK Toggle Notes in an aggregate principal amount of EUR 1.9bn.